Mayhem of the Black Underclass:How many of the bank customers were blown away by the bank manager in his haste apprehend the robber?And how many of the customers got confused about the bad guy and started shooting at the manager?

HUH? WHA? He followed the bank robber out of the bank and confronted him in the parking lot. From what I understand, there wasn't anybody in the vicinity.

This is awesome and I wish every business did that. When I see a business w a "NO Firearms" sign it pretty much makes me want to cry.

(Unless it's a place that serves alcohol) just what is the point of putting a "No Firearms" sign up at your business? What does it accomplish besides informing criminals that they need not worry about being shot in your store if they rob it?

Mayhem of the Black Underclass:How many of the bank customers were blown away by the bank manager in his haste apprehend the robber?And how many of the customers got confused about the bad guy and started shooting at the manager?

AverageAmericanGuy: I prefer my bank employees armed.

I am totally creeped out by those freaks who use their feet to pick things up because they don't have any arms.

I have hands (and arms) but I pick up things with my prehensile toes all the time.

I used to be able to do shoelaces and Birkenstock buckles with my toes. Even did a bra strap once, with a very accommodating girlfriend.

cgobla:Ok am I the only one that thinks the president is lucky he didnt get killed or have to kill the other guy.

He seems to have made a choice to follow the guy out the door from behind rather than confronting him at the counter. The robber apparently didn't have a weapon in hand at that point, so the bank president probably had a good drop on him.

As for having to kill the other guy, that's not what you want to have happen, but it was a robbery and if it came down to that, the cops would have had to kill him, too. The bank robber is the guy putting everyone in that position, being the kind of inconsiderate dick who goes around robbing people.

Opening scenes of The Dark Knight. The Joker and his crew are robbing a bank that is owned by the mob, and the bank manager (pictured) comes out shooting.

FWIW, there are so many things wrong with that opening sequence that it's hard to keep count, but the choreography, the direction and the writing carry it along so well that you don't stop to question it until you're in the car park after the movie.

iheartscotch:Major cities like Kansas City and St. Louis are heavily populated by democrats; as such, they have some weird gun laws.

What, prey tell, are those laws? 'Cause while St. Louis and Kansas City challenged their requirement to participate in CCW, they lost. Open carry is illegal in Kansas City and St. Louis, but that's not unusual. So I'll repeat what was asked before, "?"

iheartscotch:They never said what town/city in Missouri where the incident occurred in; but the bank president wasn't arrested; so we can assume that he wasn't in a major city.

Not directly, but they do mention the Troy Police Chief, so Imma guess...Troy, Missouri.

In the book Choirboys, by Wambaugh, his bad cop character, Roscoe Rules would always send Juvies a birthday card on their 18th with a .357 round in it. Just letting them know that once they are 18, they can be shot.

czetie:FWIW, there are so many things wrong with that opening sequence that it's hard to keep count, but the choreography, the direction and the writing carry it along so well that you don't stop to question it until you're in the car park after the movie.

Don't date girls that question anything when you're in the car park after the movie.

stevarooni:iheartscotch: Major cities like Kansas City and St. Louis are heavily populated by democrats; as such, they have some weird gun laws.

What, prey tell, are those laws? 'Cause while St. Louis and Kansas City challenged their requirement to participate in CCW, they lost. Open carry is illegal in Kansas City and St. Louis, but that's not unusual. So I'll repeat what was asked before, "?"

iheartscotch: They never said what town/city in Missouri where the incident occurred in; but the bank president wasn't arrested; so we can assume that he wasn't in a major city.

Not directly, but they do mention the Troy Police Chief, so Imma guess...Troy, Missouri.

They challenge open carry and conceal carry all the time. You'll have to be more specific. Some of them include provisions that allow you to store a gun on your horse; the old laws that are still on the book are fun. One law I do know about is; it is illegal to walk around with a loaded weapon; I forget which city did that, but I know one or the other did.

iheartscotch:They challenge open carry and conceal carry all the time. You'll have to be more specific.

More specifically, when the state Concealed Carry law was passed, K.C. and St. Louis challenged the law on the grounds that it was unfunded...the Supreme Court of Missouri rejected their challenge.

iheartscotch:Some of them include provisions that allow you to store a gun on your horse; the old laws that are still on the book are fun. One law I do know about is; it is illegal to walk around with a loaded weapon; I forget which city did that, but I know one or the other did.

Maybe St. Louis? It's not the case in Kansas City, for concealed carry; open carry is illegal in most of Missouri (but not by state law). I do know that some areas of Kansas were forced to allow Open Carry, but many don't allow carrying loaded weapons.

nolanvoid1:While it's cool that he took a stand, keep in mind that If this were a bank teller at the same bank that did this they would be fired on the spot.

The usual train of thought is for the tellers to get the robber away from the customers by forking over some money, and that seems to be what happened here. The President proceeded to take the guy down outside of the bank.

Honestly speaking, if you're going to arrest a bank robber then you don't want to do it while he's got a dozen hostages. So yes a teller would be in hot water if they tried to play hero inside the bank.

Mayhem of the Black Underclass:How many of the bank customers were blown away by the bank manager in his haste apprehend the robber?And how many of the customers got confused about the bad guy and started shooting at the manager?

AverageAmericanGuy: I prefer my bank employees armed.

I am totally creeped out by those freaks who use their feet to pick things up because they don't have any arms.

I have hands (and arms) but I pick up things with my prehensile toes all the time.

So do I. I can even pick up dimes and pennies. No one else I know can do that, but my dad says my grandfather would pick things up off the floor with his toes all the time.

The usual train of thought is for the tellers to get the robber away from the customers by forking over some money, and that seems to be what happened here. The President proceeded to take the guy down outside of the bank.

Honestly speaking, if you're going to arrest a bank robber then you don't want to do it while he's got a dozen hostages. So yes a teller would be in hot water if they tried to play hero inside the bank.

That is a valid point....however. If a bank teller followed a robber outside and attempted apprehension I'd bet every one of those stolen dollars they'd be fired on the spot. In fact, I'd be surprised if their insurance company wasn't raising all kinds of hell with the board of directors today. This could have gone very differently in very many ways.

nolanvoid1:The usual train of thought is for the tellers to get the robber away from the customers by forking over some money, and that seems to be what happened here. The President proceeded to take the guy down outside of the bank.

Honestly speaking, if you're going to arrest a bank robber then you don't want to do it while he's got a dozen hostages. So yes a teller would be in hot water if they tried to play hero inside the bank.

That is a valid point....however. If a bank teller followed a robber outside and attempted apprehension I'd bet every one of those stolen dollars they'd be fired on the spot. In fact, I'd be surprised if their insurance company wasn't raising all kinds of hell with the board of directors today. This could have gone very differently in very many ways.

You would lose that bet.

Plus, if the insurance company is raising hell with the Board it wouldn't matter since president of the board is the bank president's dad. The entire family are avid hunters including an annual African safari trip.